The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-24
BERRY BAKER OHANeEs RAsr
He and the Judge, the Colonel and the
Preacher are Strong for the Railroad.

My last letter was written from |
near the "squire's" but owing to |
circumstances, boows and things |
changed my base of operations las
the generals did say.) left that
community in good condition, peo-
pied with the very best, well-to-do
in this life, and making all necessa-
ry preparations for the next-a
community in which no person need
be afraid to cast his lot. 1t would
be out Of place to give a descrip-
ton of this locality, but it is enough
to say that am snugly ensconced
between the judge, the colonel and
forninst the preacher. So I'll
have to be on my PIP and 90, as the
widow said when she was looking
for the colonel (not our colonel
thought
In speaking Of booms that re-
minds of the railroad, which is Cow
the topic of the day. Shall we avail
ourselves of the opportunity which
? is now offered to usp Some say
yes, others say no. As for the
judge, the colonel, the preacher and
myself, l recon we want it, that is
too say If it don't cost to much mon
ey. We favor it firstly because it
would give us two outlets to get
away in case of emergencies. You
know there is nothing like having
an egress to every ingress. In 9TH
er words, if we have front door we
should,like to have q back door, and
if any difference in the size of the
doors the back one should be the
widest and always open. It is our
nature to squeeze into places. but
q we don't like to be squeezed out.
We are SO often getting into tight
!, places, hence our apology for want
ing the back way open wide. When
e a fellow is in burning building and
the fire gets between him and the
e front door, he wants an outlet and
8 he wants it bad and quick and
= wide! We have been squeezed into
: this burning building, now we wan
y out, and we want out badly, and We
s are going to get out; and if the boys
: will stick, a thousand and sixty-fve
d as uncle Cooney Roberts used te
say, We'll get out ''if it takes al
f summer"
n The people were 80 badly gum
J. fooled into the building of the
a present road (once ourn but now
e theirn We can't blame them for be
d ing a little shakey. We were lee
/ into it by fair promises and guar
anlees in which he had unboundel
confidence. 1t was under thes
7 that we suffered ourselves to b.
- taxed. Those fair promises and of
fetal guarantees have long since
been broken and our cries for sue
cor disregarded. Many Of US pool
s. fellows had to struggle hard, early
W and late for years, but cheerfully, t.
ar pay the taxes. 1t never occurred
l. once to .our inexperienced mind
Of that our road would be gobbled VI
e. and that we would have to sell GU
o scrip tor 5 cents on the dollar. Som
ID did better than this but the Who'll,
st thing was bad enough at best.
Is this was the only side to the ques
~ ton l would kick as high agains
IL railroads as the mHle did when b
is kicked the hat off his riders head
he but if kick too high now 1 nigh
~ kick off my own nose to spite m,
is own face. But this is not all
~ not patching, not printing; ma,
ne verify, "the half has never bee
he told,n and it would take every man
rs woman and child, white and colored
n in Giles county to tell it, for the,
lg all alike have suffered and are still
It, suffering under the CALLING yoke Q
o. this mighty monopoly.
I'd admonish those who oppose tn
* railroad now In contemplation, OF
Id the grounds that they were swim
n. died aud beat out Of their money i
err building the N. & D., to stop an
n think a bit. We have had on
SIS hand in the lions mouth so lon
as the old beasts jaws are beglnnin.
al to weaken and now we have strop
h. arm reached out to extrlcate Us
,g We have him badly scared and o
IS, the run, and all we want you fe
j. lows to do Is to help US run the oil
lie. rascal, and l think with the colone
D. for leader and the Judge for GU
ct counsellor and the preacher for on
DO chaplain, live and let live our mo,
Sc to, that we will give the old fello
such a scare that we can get on
st cotton hauled to Nashville for frol
tn so to rs cents per bale. When "
og can get our town clothes at reason
n: able prices, ship our farm true
b. without havlngl it eaten up wit
e. freight charges, then a new ell
&C. will dawn on Giles, for farming wi
n pay. Farming will pay! Farmin
to will pay! That's the only salvatio
Is, for us.
he III fares the land, to hast'nine ills prey,
ia Where husoandry doth languish and farm
:. ing does not pay.
H. Great is the man who takes city in da
he But greater him who forces wealth to
th our farming pay.
RERRY RAKER